An Esthetician's $950 Medical-Grade Skincare Routine for Melasma & Anti-Aging | Skincare Expert

Skincare experts tend to gravitate towards medical-grade skincare products like iS Clinical and SkinMedica because they have the research to back their claims (anti-aging, hyperpigmentation, acne, etc). In this skincare routine, clinical esthetician Carla Cohen shares the medical-grade skincare products she uses to treat melasma and for anti-aging.
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CHAPTERS:
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00:58 Cleanser
02:59 Treatments & Serums
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08:54 Sunscreen
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[@SusanYara]

Big thank you to Carla!! She is super knowledgeable and I think has a skincare routine similar to a lot of estheticians dealing with hyperpigmentation. I’m really glad all of you got to see it! There’s a chance some of these products would be used on you if you booked a facial. 👍

[@willowg7249]

I appreciate all of the variety of skincare routines that Mixed Makeup shares on YT. I think it's interesting to see how the products and techniques vary by industry and preference. It seems like people are really excited to react to and scoff at this video because of the title dropping the total cost. Thank you, Carla, for sharing this skincare routine, and thank you to Mixed Makeup for providing so much free information on the diverse world of skincare.

[@emel4915]

People are so salty because someone spends $950 on skincare lol darling is not your money. Who cares?

[@jasmeenkaur1523]

My favourite routine so far to watch! 😍 Don’t mind spending on products like this that have active ingredients and actually do something rather than over brands like La Mer and dr strum!

[@melaninmonroeeee]

Exactlyy, as long as it works . The investment in your skin is worth it !!!!

[@rintu4569]

She knows what she's doing. That's the best part.

[@carolyn8453]

Carla is my facialist for many years and is the best! She turned me on to an entire IS Clinical skin routine and it 100% has changed my skin!

[@kristenkailan3871]

I absolutely love IS CLINICAL! I'm an Esthetician as well & have been telling all my clients, friends & family about this skincare line. I'm glad she talked about it since there really aren't that many videos on IS Clinical. * For Vitamin C .. I alternate between the Pro-Heal Serum & Naturium's Vitamin C Super Serum Plus!

[@anonymous6594]

Based on her profession, she’s probably has access to these products for free (sent to her complementary) or at a deep discount. As an medical esthetician, she’s getting in house peels and laser treatments too. I’m not a hater. If you have access or money to buy these products, go fit it.

[@oliviapopireni3456]

Everytime an expensive skincare routine uploaded. People are being sensitive. I don't know why 🤭 Im personally by no means can afford this product. Even purchasing one of the product it will take me me saving 2 or 3 months paycheck (no joke!). But some Karens even get meaner and insulting people's appearance -_- Can we just enjoy the video? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@rachelsweets]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@yourbestfriendjoshua]

I loved everything about this. Every product served a purpose and was used exactly when it should be. 🙏🏼

[@samueljamesbennett]

Thank you for the ingredient break down! Now I know exactly what to look for in my skincare products. Even though these products are pricey, I can still find skincare that is suitable with this knowledge and matches my budget!

[@Skincareslug]

Carla was wonderful to watch!!

[@NicePerson58]

Cleansers, moisturizers, gentle exfoliants, sunscreens and Tretinoin are all I need to achieve youthful looking skin.

[@bnnrose]

I prefer professional skincare. Yes it is more expensive, but it works and makes a difference. My esthetician recommends only the products I need, they do the job, and I actually end up buying less product and not wasting my time and money.

[@enamontiel4237]

My esthetician loves to use pro heal serum feels great on the skin.

[@not_amand]

love these videos

[@lak1ss]

Very informative. Look like great products, just out of my budget!

[@bee_bee75240]

I literally just spent $950 on skincare and I’m scared to start the routine. Instead all the products are sitting on the shelf like pieces of art because that’s what I feel like I just spent the money on 😩😩

[@lauras2046]

You are too funny

[@bathokozile5591]

Jeez the comments 😬😬 people need to chill and spend their coins how they want

[@DrDaniOT]

Yes please!

[@sam.anna.ash.]

Loved this! ... $950 is outta my budget tho 😊

[@TheAstroWitchLux]

Lol this video was one long IS ad. While growth factors are always expensive, gentle moisturising cleansers are available at the pharmacy /drugstore, and the Inkey List has niacinamide serum for £5.99. Vitamin C, peptides etc are also similarly priced. For 950 I'd expect a new face 🤣

[@aw3855]

If you have the money to spend go for it- BUT I think these same results are achievable with MUCH more affordable products.

[@oliviapopireni3456]

No it's not. Especially with people of color. I'm all for affordable skincare, try it all to eliminate my hyperpigmentation by using ingredients such as Alpha Arbutin, Tranexamic Acid, AHA, well you name it. I used to use it from The Ordinary, Inkey list and drugstore brand. I tell you, my hyperpigmentation still going strong 🤣 Trying to save a little money from my monthly paycheck to purchase Lactic Acid (AHA) from Sunday Riley, Retinol from Glow Recipe and Allies of Skin. I will happy to inform you that they are money well spent. I'm seeing result with diminishing of my sunspot on the bridge of my nose. Same ingredients but literally different formulation. Formulation is the key. Don't get me wrong, I still use drugstore cleanser, but for the hardcore ingredients or serum, I will save money first to purchase a higher quality one.

[@aw3855]

@@oliviapopireni3456 I agree formulations are key and think serums are a great investment- I spent $120 something on the Good Genes by Sunday Riley myself BUUUUT… I’m not about to spend $50 on a cleanser, $25 on a chapstick, $90 on an eye cream and $85 on a sunscreen. Unless I become filthy rich however, then give me alllll the luxury products. I enjoy videos like this because I like learning about skincare and seeing all different products and product ranges but I used to think oh man if I don’t blow hundreds I won’t see results and over time I came to realize that with a consistent and effective routine (that didn’t break the bank) my skin is doing really well. Until then I’ll stick to using my basic cleansers, moisturizers, chapsticks and eye creams (and do an occasional splurge for serums). Also while I did enjoy Good Genes and it worked well I actually had better luck with a basic BHA and using faded’s topicals on the nights I didn’t use tret. Wishing you luck with your melasma, it’s been slow and steady progress for me but I’m finally seeing some results.

[@A.R.S.1309]

@@oliviapopireni3456 agreed. Sunday Riley’s Good Genes helped my skin SO MUCH and The Ordinary’s lactic acid did absolutely nothing.

[@vincentpangelinan2510]

Totally with the person advocating for Sunday Riley BUT Sunday Riley ≠ the brands used in this video. One of the serums in this video cost $295 which is far more than Sunday Riley. I think that's where things face diminishing returns.

[@oliviapopireni3456]

Hi@@vincentpangelinan2510 the comparison is more likely to the drugstore skincare product for efficacy of the ingredients (in formulation). Showing that higher price skincare formulation giving more result compare to the drugstore one (for example: SR Good Genes VS TO Lactic acid which has same core ingredient: Lactic Acid). It's not always the case with expensive skincare products. But most of them definitely have better texture when it apply to the skin, showing quick result on our skin, etc To afford the item in this video, I have to save 2 or 3 month paycheck, I splurge -but not that kind of splurge. LOL

[@DeathByFashion1]

This is weird but what do you put on your neck? It has no wrinkles. I’m soon to be 35 and I have noticed so many lines!

[@qiangeng2172]

Do you know in Toronto where i can buy SkinMedica lytera 2.0 ? I dont want to buy online. where is the store located ? Thank you!

[@seresagunst6889]

Are there any good lipid serum‘s out there? Or the one you have in your video is really expensive for me. Suggestions?

[@gabrielladiamantina]

Is the antioxidant serum good for acne prone skin? I'm so worried I'll brake out or be comedogenic my pores get clogged so easily 😭

[@parishmckeithan]

She probably got most of this stuff for free or at a huge discount. People in the industry rarely pay but average consumers are footing the bill.

[@buttercupsa08]

yes the skin medica bottle had a label that said “not for resale”

[@kristenkailan3871]

skincare is an investment .. just like every purchase you make, some people choose quality over quantity. I'm an Esthetician & trust me I have to save up for products that are pricey as well. but I do so because I know they work

[@matheusippolito2390]

Hey Brazil 😍🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@TropicalOceanSunset]

To have a routine like this, I'd have to live in a cardboard box because there goes my rent! BUT...I do think this routine is interesting and I'd like to see her nightly routine next. Maybe I'll look up her products and see if I can splurge on one of them :)

[@Jeannine241]

Susan: thoughts on Skinbetter Science products?

[@bathokozile5591]

IS clinical is quite expensive am not sure if just in SA...would love a review ♥️

[@laurapro1234]

Out of curiosity. Why didn’t you chose the White Brite Complex by IS Clinical over Lytera?

[@user-lo5dm2zt2b]

Becauae it is more effective

[@pathology78]

What is medical-grade skincare?

[@lianagrigoriadi8177]

the neck product was so unnecessary in my opinion because she said it had peptides and hyaluronic acid which are cheap ingredients you can find literally anywhere, in any face cream and use it for your neck too. This routine was just extremely extra lmao

[@aarontheabc]

❤️👏

[@sinsabeauty4171]

I’m an Esthetician and this routine is a little too extra. She could cut out at least 3 products. To each their own.

[@krithikashelvarajen1263]

Please do a skincare collaboration video with James welsh,Gothamista,Cassandra bankson & Beauty within Please do a nail & lipcare video & also a bridal skincare routine Please include routine finder for easy purchase of products in ur brand please

[@KimWH.2]

My makeup would look awful applied after all of those products ☹️

[@viviankate7240]

Some people have different priorities. But i think she's financially comfortable to afford these medical grade skin care. Just do you i guess.

[@goodnight1931]

In all of these videos, I have noticed that specialists with fewer skincare products have better skin than the rest.

[@aliciahurst333]

Interesting but I wouldn’t spend that much

[@PedroHenrique-zc2bc]

😍😍

[@jessicadesmond-robitaille5972]

I’d love to see her nighttime routine

[@rhezarizaldy9839]

All that treatment serums but using only spf40 something with pass and fail uvapf

[@cassieg6961]

The SPF 110 are gimmicks they don’t protect you much more than a 40

[@rhezarizaldy9839]

@@cassieg6961 I think you missed the point from my comment.sunscreens manufactured in the US dont have to be tested for its uvapf. The aesthetician in the video has pigmentation issue, that is driven primarily by UVA rays. There are better sunscreens (mostly european ones) that have the uvapf disclosed by the manufaturers with much much lower price points, which in my opinion are much better for her to splurge her money on. And to give some comparison, eltaMD uv clear only has uvapf of 6 point something. The uv physical (tinted one) has uvapf of 20 something.

[@shaneshadowcat]

I didnt think she was in her 40s

[@florai3148]

She looks her age

[@donecurry1938]

I'll take a nice vacation with my $950.00, before I ever give that kind of money for skin care products.

[@sidraafzal9475]

❤️👏👏👏👍👍👍👌👌

[@leonbarhoum4502]

a bottle of tretinion and a drugstore chemical spf is better than all of this stuff combined

[@WitchlightNW]

not necessarily no? she starts off the video saying she deals with sun damage and hyperpigmentation. like shes using these treatments/products with research behind it to target specific issues she has with her skin. SPF just helps to not incur more sun damage not to reverse it. and the tretinoin she may be using at night since this is a morning routine. she's an aesthetician so she has access to these products as well as in office treatments i'd guess, and if she's able to do those things consistently then shes doing a lot more for her skin than just tretinoin and spf. of course this isn't necessarily accessible to the average person's budget but that's not something that should be judged. The point of this series is to see the routines of different kinds of professionals in the industry

[@minayoongi4533]

i am not going to trow my hard earned money,to trash,it’s the same result,with tretinoin,moisturiser,and sunscreen.

[@mariapersaud9685]

i laugh when i see the term medical grade lmao dont be fooled by estheticians. It's a money grabber.

[@BethanySchmidtEsthetics]

Do you understand what medical grade means?

[@parishmckeithan]

@@BethanySchmidtEsthetics Can you explain?

[@davidle3567]

@@BethanySchmidtEsthetics Medical grade skincare actually doesn't mean anything...it's not an FDA regulated or approved label. Even a Derm PA that did a skincare routine on this channel said that. Skincare lines that are called "medical" go the extra mile by backing up their claims with research, but so do many of the large drugstore skincare brands like Neutrogena, for example.

[@hellheyla18]

She sounds Filipina 🤔🤔

[@kamkim7815]

No thanks 😊

[@Fartiosa]

Respectfully I don't think any of this crap is necessary nor does it make any kind of evident difference.

[@yasivyeo3995]

I think she’s burning through money 🔥 💵 I had horrible melasma and got rid of it all within 3 months with $350 worth of products that’ll last me many months!!!

[@TangieEdwards]

Please share the products you used!!

[@danniedebe9885]

Which products!??

[@taracharlotte323]

I’d love to know what you used

[@SusanYara]

Not sure that was melasma! You kind of deal with it forever once you have it.

[@annnatalie3558]

Please let us know your skin routine?

[@courtney2268]

First! Hello

[@allison_may]

So expensive! Any time, but especially during a time when the world is still dealing with a pandemic. Interesting video choice given these circumstances. Happy buying, everyone!

[@cassieg6961]

She is not responsible for the pandemic lol if people don’t want to spend that much they don’t have to she’s just showing her routine 😂

[@allison_may]

@@cassieg6961 I watched it all and took notes :) iS Clinical is such a great brand, gotta love it 👏🏻 Interesting, indeed 🧐

[@silvernblack21]

Everybody's pockets aren't hurting though, there's still plenty of people who have the disposable income to buy these products.

[@allison_may]

@@silvernblack21 Definitely! Personally, I love me some of the iS Clinical Pro Heal serum! It’s a bit of a splurge item for me, but such a staple in my routine! The texture is amazing! ✨✨✨

[@kaarlina4258]

She’s the type of esthetician who would force you to buy these products the moment she sees you, leave them at reception for you and look down at you when you awkwardly decline cause you’re perfectly fine with your drugstore routine.

[@ayanhuseynova7693]

she seems very sweet, rather it shows ur character judging the personality traits of the person by the short video on youtube

[@SusanYara]

No she isn’t. Carla is an unbelievably sweet woman. Shes very knowledgeable and cares deeply for her clients.

[@kristenkailan3871]

You always have the option to say no & that is perfectly fine! I can't speak for everyone, but when I recommend products it's because I see that you're missing a step in your routine or that this specific product would really help you in achieving the skin goal that you're working toward. I never force, just recommend. most of the time ladies will say no, so I give them a sample to try at home. they use it, end up loving it & come back to make the purchase 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@A.R.S.1309]

Well someone’s awfully judgemental.

[@kaarlina4258]

And to everyone saying I’m judgemental... it was a freakin’ joke 🙄

[@ad.5357]

Her skin doesn’t look any better than someone using products from Walmart for $20 in total🙄

[@jessicajones8080]

Same thing I thought!!

[@enjoliflynn]

Me too

[@DeliriousGnome]

I love how, whenever these skincare reactions and expert routines go up, there's always a bunch of rude Karens who criticise the looks of the people featured. You can criticise her routine without being a dick and insulting her appearance. But of course, whatever makes you feel better about yourself.

[@ad.5357]

@@DeliriousGnome mind your business. It’s my opinion and I can say whatever I want. Who that hell are you to call me a dick. You are an ahole.

[@cassieg6961]

@@ad.5357 she can say what she wants and give her opinion also 😂😂😂

[@poshdelux]

you dont need that to look like her or better

[@AJ-vg7uw]

Why would you title the video with the amount of $$$ those products are worth? That is tacky AF.